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Panel 2.7: First 30 Days: Organizing Rapid Responses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Natacha Emerson ,
Arturo Pesigan ,
Lita Sarana ,
Nenette Motus ,
Dan Buriak  and
Tim Randall
Natacha Emerson
Affiliation:
Humanitarian and Emergency AUSAID
Arturo Pesigan
Affiliation:
Regional Adviser, World Health Organization/Western Pacific Region
Lita Sarana
Affiliation:
Indonesian Red Cross
Nenette Motus
Affiliation:
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Dan Buriak
Affiliation:
Director of Supply Chain Management, Pfizer, Inc.
Tim Randall
Affiliation:
Senior Research Officer, UK Defense Academy, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, Swindon, United Kingdom
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Abstract

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.7, First 30 Days: Organizing Rapid Response of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed inc included issues related to organizingrapid responses as pertain to the responses to the damage created by the created Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) issues; (2) key questions; and (3) recommendations.

Keywords

assessmentscommunicationcoordinationlogisticsneedspreparednessresponsestandard operating prating procedurestsunamivolunteers
Type
WHO Special Report: Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 420 - 422
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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